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10 Tips to Help You Combat Your Writing Fears
by Edie Melson @EdieMelson The other day I was talking to a friend of mine and this person confided that she was afraid she didn’t have what it takes to be a writer. “I’m just not good enough to get a book published, and I don’t know if I ever will be.”…
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CHARACTER MAP—AN EXERCISE
By Aaron Gansky @ADGansky Some time ago, I had my Creative Writing students draw up a map of the town in which their story takes place. I had them label streets, buildings, homes, shops, etc. The response was greatly varied, from island villas to battleships, to starships, to fantasy worlds…
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Truth Never Sleeps
by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 Lightning flashed through the closed curtains, and thunder cracked right outside my window. Why is it I can’t fall asleep on the nights when I need sleep the most? I pulled my curtains open to watch the light show, and then quickly shut them so I…
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Enneagram In Stress
By Lindsey P. Brackett @LindsBrac While we may have finished our series on typing your characters with the Enneagram, this ancient tool for understanding yourself and others still has plenty of information worth examining. Especially with the trying times in which we all now find ourselves, recognizing points of stress…
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Writers Are Warriors
By Karynthia Glasper-Phillips @QT_HisTime In a conversation with some fellow authors and novice writers I made the statement; “Writers are warriors, answering the call to write is not for wimps.” The expression on their faces varied as each scrambled to remark or question what I meant. Communicating the gospel in any…
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The Bully Brothers Of The Writing World
by Larry Leech @LarryJLeechII Disappointment and Discouragement. Oh, how they love to bother and belittle us. Batter and bruise us. The “D” brothers are henchmen of the enemy. If we are not careful, they can overwhelm us with invasive thoughts. “That’s a stupid idea.” “No one will read this. “Ha,…
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